Search Results - "Stuart‐Smith, R. D"

Body size, reef area and temperature predict global reef‐fish species richness across spatial scales by Barneche, D. R., Rezende, E. L., Parravicini, V., Maire, E., Edgar, G. J., Stuart‐Smith, R. D., Arias‐González, J. E., Ferreira, C. E. L., Friedlander, A. M., Green, A. L., Luiz, O. J., Rodríguez‐Zaragoza, F. A., Vigliola, L., Kulbicki, M., Floeter, S. R., Sorte, Cascade

“…Aim To investigate biotic and abiotic correlates of reef‐fish species richness across multiple spatial scales. Location Tropical reefs around the globe,…”
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Functional traits reveal early responses in marine reserves following protection from fishing by Coleman, M. A, Bates, A. E, Stuart‐Smith, R. D, Malcolm, H. A, Harasti, D, Jordan, A, Knott, N. A, Edgar, G. J, Kelaher, B. P, Schoeman, David

“…AIM: Evaluating the effectiveness of marine reserves in achieving conservation goals is challenged by the decadal scales over which biological systems respond…”
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Small invertebrate consumers produce consistent size spectra across reef habitats and climatic zones by Fraser, K. M., Stuart‐Smith, R. D., Ling, S. D., Edgar, G. J.

“…Changes in invertebrate body size‐distributions that follow loss of habitat‐forming species can potentially affect a range of ecological processes, including…”
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A new wave of marine evidence-based management: emerging challenges and solutions to transform monitoring, evaluating, and reporting by Addison, P F E, Collins, D J, Trebilco, R, Howe, S, Bax, N, Hedge, P, Jones, G, Miloslavich, P, Roelfsema, C, Sams, M, Stuart-Smith, R D, Scanes, P, von Baumgarten, P, McQuatters-Gollop, A

“…Abstract Sustainable management and conservation of the world’s oceans requires effective monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER). Despite the growing…”
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Taxonomic composition of mobile epifaunal invertebrate assemblages on diverse benthic microhabitats from temperate to tropical reefs by Fraser, K. M., Stuart-Smith, R. D., Ling, S. D., Heather, F. J., Edgar, G. J.

“…Anthropogenic drivers are flattening reef structure from 3-dimensional habitats composed of macroalgae and live branching corals towards low-profile turfing…”
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Humans and seasonal climate variability threaten large-bodied coral reef fish with small ranges by Mellin, C., Mouillot, D., Kulbicki, M., McClanahan, T. R., Vigliola, L., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Brainard, R. E., Chabanet, P., Edgar, G. J., Fordham, D. A., Friedlander, A. M., Parravicini, V., Sequeira, A. M. M., Stuart-Smith, R. D., Wantiez, L., Caley, M. J.

“…Coral reefs are among the most species-rich and threatened ecosystems on Earth, yet the extent to which human stressors determine species occurrences, compared…”
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Increasing turbidity significantly alters the diet of brown trout: a multi-year longitudinal study by Stuart-Smith, R. D., Richardson, A. M. M., White, R. W. G.

“…The stomach contents of adult brown trout Salmo trutta from Lake Sorell, Tasmania, were analysed during 6 years of increasing turbidity to follow changes in…”
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Pollution signature for temperate reef biodiversity is short and simple by Ling, S.D., Davey, A., Reeves, S.E., Gaylard, S., Davies, P.L., Stuart-Smith, R.D., Edgar, G.J.

“…Pollution increasingly impacts healthy functioning of marine ecosystems globally. Here we quantify concentrations of major pollutant types (heavy…”
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Is fecundity the ultimate cause of female-biased size dimorphism in a dragon lizard by Stuart-Smith, J, Swain, R, Stuart-Smith, R.D, Wapstra, E

“…Fecundity selection is one of the most influential underlying driving forces responsible for body size differences between the sexes of a species. Reproductive…”
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Production of mobile invertebrate communities on shallow reefs from temperate to tropical seas by Fraser, K M, Lefcheck, J S, Ling, S D, Mellin, C, Stuart-Smith, R D, Edgar, G J

“…Primary productivity of marine ecosystems is largely driven by broad gradients in environmental and ecological properties. By contrast, secondary productivity…”
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Warming signals in temperate reef communities following more than a decade of ecological stability by Soler, G A, Edgar, G J, Barrett, N S, Stuart-Smith, R D, Oh, E, Cooper, A, Ridgway, K R, Ling, S D

“…Ecosystem structure and function are increasingly threatened by changing climate, with profound effects observed globally in recent decades. Based on…”
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Broad-scale impacts of salmon farms on temperate macroalgal assemblages on rocky reefs by Oh, E.S., Edgar, G.J., Kirkpatrick, J.B., Stuart-Smith, R.D., Barrett, N.S.

“…•Nutrient impacts on benthic algae were investigated along gradients from fish farms.•Detectable impacts extended between 100m and 400m distance from farms, on…”
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Nocturnal and diurnal feeding by Galaxias auratus, a lentic galaxiid fish by Stuart-Smith, R. D., Barmuta, L. A., White, R. W. G.

“…–  We examined the diel feeding pattern, gastric evacuation and daily ration of a lentic, endemic Tasmanian galaxiid fish, Galaxias auratus. Analysis of…”
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Disentangling the response of fishes to recreational fishing over 30 years within a fringing coral reef reserve network by Cresswell, A.K., Langlois, T.J., Wilson, S.K., Claudet, J., Thomson, D.P., Renton, M., Fulton, C.J., Fisher, R., Vanderklift, M.A., Babcock, R.C., Stuart-Smith, R.D., Haywood, M.D.E., Depczynski, M., Westera, M., Ayling, A.M., Fitzpatrick, B., Halford, A.R., McLean, D.L., Pillans, R.D., Cheal, A.J., Tinkler, P., Edgar, G.J., Graham, N.A.J., Harvey, E.S., Holmes, T.H.

“…Few studies assess the effects of recreational fishing in isolation from commercial fishing. We used meta-analysis to synthesise 4444 samples from 30 years…”
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Exploited Reefs Protected from Fishing Transform over Decades into Conservation Features Otherwise Absent from Seascapes by Edgar, Graham J., Barrett, Neville S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D.

“…Tasmanian reef communities within "no-take" marine protected areas (MPAs) exhibited direct and indirect ecological changes that increasingly manifested over 16…”
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Anthropogenic disruptions to longstanding patterns of trophic-size structure in vertebrates by Cooke, Rob, Gearty, William, Chapman, Abbie S. A., Dunic, Jillian, Edgar, Graham J., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Rilov, Gil, McClain, Craig R., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Kathleen Lyons, S., Bates, Amanda E.

“…Diet and body mass are inextricably linked in vertebrates: while herbivores and carnivores have converged on much larger sizes, invertivores and omnivores are,…”
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Ecological effects of marine protected areas on rocky reef communities—a continental-scale analysis by Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D.

“…Data compiled by volunteer divers were utilised in a continental-scale investigation of ecological differences between reefs in no-take sanctuary zones in…”
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Global baselines and benchmarks for fish biomass: comparing remote reefs and fisheries closures by McClanahan, Tim R., Schroeder, Robert E., Friedlander, Alan M., Vigliola, Laurent, Wantiez, Laurent, Caselle, Jennifer E., Graham, Nicholas A. J., Wilson, Shaun, Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Oddenyo, Remy M., Cinner, J. E.

“…Baselines and benchmarks (B&Bs) are needed to evaluate the ecological status and fisheries potential of coral reefs. B&Bs may depend on habitat features and…”
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Moving beyond trophic groups: evaluating fishing-induced changes to temperate reef food webs by Soler, German A., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Smith, Anthony D. M., Thomson, Russell J.

“…Fish capture has far-reaching but inadequately assessed implications for marine food webs. At the community level, such effects are typically investigated…”
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Spatial patterns in impacts of fishing on temperate rocky reefs: Are fish abundance and mean size related to proximity to fisher access points? by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Barrett, Neville S., Crawford, Christine M., Frusher, Stewart D., Stevenson, David G., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Effects of fishing on marine communities are becoming increasingly evident, yet little is known of the spatial extent of impacts, particularly for multiple…”
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